Good Samaritans save Florida mother, two small children from attempted kidnapper in dramatic video

A group of courageous Good Samaritans are being hailed as heroes after stepping in to save a woman and two small children from what could have been a devastating situation outside a Jacksonville Florida Department of Motor Vehicles office The situation took place on March in the parking lot of the DMV on North Main Street According to the Jacksonville Sheriff s Office JSO onlookers saw a man attempting to drive away in an SUV while a woman desperately tried to remove her two young children just years old and months old from the back seat Investigators say the man later identified as -year-old Yanni Human was driving off against the woman s will dragging her and one of the children through the parking lot SPRING BREAK CRIME PLUMMETED IN FLORIDA HOT SPOT AFTER WARNING GOES VIRALWhat happened next was nothing short of remarkable More than a dozen Jacksonville Good Samaritans stepped in during a dangerous situation potentially saving a mother and two children from serious injury or worse the JSO wrote in a Facebook post describing the situation VIRGINIA TOWN BACKS AWAY FROM DISSOLVING POLICE DEPARTMENT AFTER CITIZEN UPROARWithout hesitation bystanders rushed in managing to pull the woman and children to safety as the automobile continued moving The man fled the scene but not before observers provided a detailed description and the SUV s license plate number to dispatchers JSO s District Task Force officers used that information along with surveillance footage to locate and arrest Human later that day at a nearby shopping center He now faces multiple felony charges including child abuse and false imprisonment as well as charges for battery marijuana possession and resisting an officer without violence Functionaries credit the quick thinking and bravery of the bystanders with preventing a prospective tragedy This situation could have ended in tragedy Your JSO is grateful for the quick action and bravery of the Good Samaritans who stepped up and helped bring the suspect to justice the post added The Sheriff s Office has not issued the names of those who intervened but their actions have sparked praise from the neighborhood CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe Jacksonville County Sheriff's Office did not directly return Fox News Digital's request for comment